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." . .Hooke writes in a charming, relaxed style that is well suited for his purpose." ---Journal of the American Statistical Association ." . .What Hooke has done very deftly in his amusing book is to focus our attention on the problem of statistical education for the ordinary citizen. For this, we own him thanks." ---The American Mathematical Monthly ." . .Each essay has one thought-provoking idea, and the overall effect is to convey a splendid qualitative understanding of the important ideas of statistics." ---Mathematics Magazine

Statistics Are--Statistics Is Worry More on Worry Statistics and Chances Measuring Chances

Chances and Drug Laws

The Broad-Base Fallacy

The Unmentioned Base

The Elmer Gantry Effect

When the Truth is Not the Whole Truth Ceteris Paribus Statistics of Discrimination

A Paradox in Discrimination Statistics Smoking and Cancer People are Different Risk